“Every brand of religion maintains, and is, a permanent mechanism for transmitting ideas and values - whether one regards those values as admirable or ridiculous. Secularist organizations, with their generally looser, nonhierarchical structures, lack the power to hand down and disseminate their heritage in such a systematic way.” WayIdeasHandsReligionValuesOrganizationRegardDown AndStructureRidiculousBrandsPermanentHeritageMechanismAdmirableSystematic Author:Susan Jacoby
“I wanted to know how much of conversion was forced - that is, forced in the sense that the Inquisition forced people to choose - forced Jews, let's say, and Muslims to choose conversion to Christianity or death. I wanted to see how much of conversion historically was forced in that way and how much of it was really a kind of persuasion.” PeopleKnowsWayKindWantedChristianityKnow HowJewConversionPersuasionInquisition Author:Susan Jacoby
“I don't ever participate in debates about the existence or nonexistence of God because I can't imagine why anyone would be persuaded one way or the other by such things.” WayI CanWould BeExistenceImagineDebateOne WayBecause I CanExistence Of God Author:Susan Jacoby
“I feel Jewish in the sense of culturally Jewish, I suppose the way Bernie Sanders feels Jewish, but not Jewish in a religious sense.” WayFeelsReligious Author:Susan Jacoby
“I feel culturally Jewish because of the way that I have lived my adult life.” WayFeelsAdults Author:Susan Jacoby
